Joseph Gaye Collection: Views of Nepal and India, 1888-1899. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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Collection of glass plate negatives and photographs taken by Joseph Gaye in Nepal and India, 1888-1899. The collection is in three parts. Photo 1424/1, 91 glass plate negatives, 1888-1899. Photo 1424/2, Five cellulose acetate negatives, probably taken around these dates or later. Photo 1424/3, 32...
[Farmers preparing a field by hand for planting. The man is using a traditional hand hoe (ku) and the woman, a wooden pick. Kathmandu Valley.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of a farmer preparing a field using a ku - a traditional Newar hand hoe - with a woman companion nearby. Kathmandu Valley.
[A farm family in front of a two-story thatched dwelling.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of a farm family in front of a two-story thatched dwelling. Bundles of grain stalks are drying on the roof and ground in front of the dwelling, and one of the women is holding scythes which are reflecting the sunlight. A three-story building and shikhara-style temple can be seen in the backg...
[A woman posing in a field with five children at harvest time.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
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View of a woman posing in a field with five children at harvest time. One child is holding a small scythe for harvesting the grain. In the background, people are seen walking along a pathway beside a building. Kathmandu Valley.